Darth Vader (2020) 27

Darth Vader 27 is the twenty-seventh issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader. The issue was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Raffaele Ienco and Alex Sinclair, and published by Marvel Comics on September 21, 2022.

Publisher's summary[]

The alliance between Darth Vader and Sabé has always seemed destined for disaster. After all, how long can the Dark Lord of the Sith and the idealistic handmaiden of Padmé Amidala find common ground? So as Vader and Sabé enter the final battle against a corrupt Imperial governor, something's going to break. Will it be Vader's cold resolve or Sabé's true heart? And how long until Ochi of Bestoon finally makes his move?

Plot summary[]

THE QUEEN'S HEART

After hearing the plight of Kitster and
Wald's community, Darth Vader and Sabé
launched an attack on Governor Tauntaza,
a corrupt operative of Crimson Dawn.

Driven back by their pursuit, Governor
Tauntaza fled to her fortress concealed
within an artificial sandstorm. While
Darth Vader boarded Tauntaza's starship
and made contact with his own, Sabé was
left to the mercy of the deadly storm.

Haunted by losses in his past, Darth Vader
refused to abandon Sabé. Before ordering
his command ship to destroy Tauntaza's
fortress, Darth Vader rushed into the
storm and rescued his ally….

Media[]

Cover gallery[]

Appearances[]

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By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Padmé Amidala (In flashback(s))
Kitster Banai
Darth Bane (Variant cover only)
Em-Sevenbee
Shmi Skywalker Lars (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Ochi
Firmus Piett
Sabé
Darth Sidious (Mentioned only)
Tauntaza
Unidentified human colony member
Darth Vader
Wald
ZED-6-7

Organisms

Tangor

Droid models

Events

Imperial Era
- War against the Sith
  - Attack on the science colony (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
  - Destruction of Tauntaza's fortress (First appearance)
Republic Era (In flashback(s))

Locations

Coruscant (In flashback(s))
- Galactic City (In flashback(s))
  - Federal District (In flashback(s))
    - 500 Republica (In flashback(s))
      - Palpatine's apartment (In flashback(s))
    - Imperial Palace (Mentioned only)
Gabredor III
- Gabredor III colony

Organizations and titles

Aide (In flashback(s))
Assassin
- Master Assassin
Bodyguard (In flashback(s))
Crimson Dawn
Galactic Empire
- Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only)
- Governor
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Army
    - Stormtrooper Corps
      - Stormtrooper
  - Imperial Navy
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
Handmaiden (In flashback(s))
Lord
Naberrie family (In flashback(s))
Officer
- Admiral
- Lieutenant Commander
Queen (In flashback(s))
Royal House of Naboo (In flashback(s))
- Monarch of Naboo (In flashback(s))
- Royal Naboo Security Forces (In flashback(s))
  - Naboo Royal Handmaidens (In flashback(s))
Sith
Skywalker family

Sentient species

Human
- Naboo
Rodian

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Capital ship
  - Dreadnought
    - Star Dreadnought
      - Executor-class Star Dreadnought
        Executor
- Shuttle (Mentioned only)
- Tauntaza's flagship (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Tauntaza's fortress (First identified as Tauntaza's fortress)
- Energy Center (First appearance)
- Sector B (First mentioned)
  - Hallway Twelve (First mentioned)

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Helmet
- Stormtrooper armor
- Tauntaza's armor (First appearance)
- Darth Vader's armor
Binoculars
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
Code cylinder
Comlink
Cybernetics
- Mechno-arm
Databank (Mentioned only)
Energy shield
Droid
Hologram
Lightsaber
- Dual-phase lightsaber
- Sith lightsaber
  - Darth Bane's lightsaber (Variant cover only)
  - Darth Vader's lightsaber
Officer's disk

Miscellanea

Blood (Mentioned only)
Capital (In flashback(s))
City (In flashback(s))
- Ecumenopolis (In flashback(s))
Clothing
- Cape
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Imperial kepi
  - Rank insignia plaque
- Padmé Amidala's wardrobe (In flashback(s))
  - Escoffiate (In flashback(s))
  - Senate gown (In flashback(s))
  - Suspensa (In flashback(s))
Command ship
Cyborg
Death
Desert (Mentioned only)
Dream (Mentioned only)
Fire
Flagship
The Force
- Force power
  - Telekinesis
- Force-sensitive
Forest
Fortress
Heart (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Jedi temple (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Jedi training (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Language
- Binary
- Galactic Basic Standard
- Huttese
Lightsaber combat
Medal (In flashback(s))
- Royal Sovereign of Naboo medal (In flashback(s))
Orichalc (In flashback(s))
Palace code five-nine-seven (First mentioned)
Parent
Planet
Plant
- Tree
Refugee
Sandstorm
Scar of remembrance (In flashback(s))
Species
Super Star Destroyer (Mentioned only)
Time
- Standard hour
- Standard year
Youngling (In flashback(s))

Collections[]

Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 5 — The Shadow's Shadow

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #27 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of Darth Vader 27 take place after the Escape from Cloud City and before the Rescue of Han Solo, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas.

External links[]

Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #27 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

Trade paperbacks
Dark Heart of the Sith:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Into the Fire:	6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11
War of the Bounty Hunters:	12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17
Crimson Reign:	18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
The Shadow's Shadow:	25 · 26 · 27
Return of the Handmaidens:	28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32
Unbound Force:	33 · 34
Target Aphra:	35 · 36
Dark Droids:	37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
Rise of the Schism Imperial:	42 · 43 · 44 · 45
The Razing of Exegol:	46 · 47
Phantoms:	48 · 49 · 50
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10
Related media
Darth Vader (2015) · Darth Vader (2017) In Service to the Empire · Revelations (2022) · Revelations (2023) Free Comic Book Day 2023

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In other languages

[Marvel-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #27 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The events of Darth Vader 27 take place after the Escape from Cloud City and before the Rescue of Han Solo, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas.

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